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Willesden 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 20
Tuberculosis: New cases and deaths by age groups
| Age groups | New cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 to 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 20 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 to 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 to 35 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 to 45 | 13 | 10 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 45 to 55 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 to 65 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 87 | 53 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 5 | — | — |
Table 21
Tuberculosis 1956: Deaths and cases by wards
| Ward | Pulmonary cases | Non-pulmonary cases | Pulmonary rate | Combined rate | All forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate | |||||
| Carlton | 19 | 2 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 3 | 0.25 |
| Kilburn | 17 | 4 | 1.26 | 1.55 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Brondesbury Park | 7 | 3 | 0.56 | 0.80 | 4 | 0.32 |
| Kensal Rise | 8 | 2 | 0.70 | 0.88 | 5 | 0.44 |
| Manor | 6 | 1 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Harlesden | 9 | 5 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 5 | 0.36 |
| Stonebridge | 11 | — | 0.87 | 0.87 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Roundwood | 18 | 3 | 1.59 | 1.78 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Church End | 10 | — | 0.77 | 0.77 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Willesden Green | 8 | 3 | 0.60 | 0.82 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Mapesbury | 8 | — | 0.64 | 0.64 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Gladstone | 7 | — | 0.60 | 0.60 | — | — |
| Cricklewood | 5 | — | 0.44 | 0.44 | — | — |
| Brentwater | 7 | — | 0.61 | 0.61 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Whole Borough | 140 | 23 | 0.80 | 0.93 | 25 | 0.14 |
Table 22
Tuberculosis 1954—1956: Deaths and cases by wards
| Ward | Pulmonary cases | Non-pulmonary cases | Pulmonary rate | Combined rate | All forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate | |||||
| Carlton | 61 | 8 | 1.66 | 1.87 | 12 | 0.33 |
| Kilburn | 52 | 12 | 1.27 | 1.57 | 9 | 0.22 |
| Brondesbury Park | 26 | 6 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 11 | 0.29 |
| Kensal Rise | 25 | 5 | 0.73 | 0.87 | 9 | 0.26 |
| Manor | 29 | 3 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 5 | 0.13 |
| Harlesden | 44 | 14 | 1.04 | 1.37 | 10 | 0.24 |
| Stonebridge | 41 | 3 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 6 | 0.16 |
| Roundwood | 40 | 8 | 1.12 | 1.35 | 4 | 0.11 |
| Church End | 31 | 4 | 0.79 | 0.89 | 7 | 0.18 |
| Willesden Green | 37 | 7 | 0.92 | 1.09 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Mapesbury | 51 | 5 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 3 | 0.08 |
| Gladstone | 30 | 3 | 0.85 | 0.94 | 3 | 0.09 |
| Cricklewood | 25 | 1 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Brentwater | 29 | — | 0.84 | 0.84 | 5 | 0.14 |
| Whole Borough | 521 | 79 | 0.99 | 1.14 | 89 | 0.17 |